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Recycling
We are closing the loop for our customers, giving new life to precious and valuable metals from complex residues, production scrap, and end-of-life batteries.
Switch to biogas allows Canadian Umicore site to cut carbon emissions by 90%
As we strive to be a Sustainability Champion, we are rethinking our processes to achieve our target of Net Zero GHG emissions by 2035.
Switch to biogas allows Canadian Umicore site to cut carbon emissions by 90%

As Umicore strives to be a Sustainability Champion under its 2030 RISE strategy, we are rethinking and transforming our processes to achieve our Let’s Go for Zero target of Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035.

An example of how we are doing this can be seen at our site at Markham in Ontario, Canada. ​​​​​​​​​​The plant serves...
Supply chain & logistics
Join our Supply Chain and Logistics teams to optimize processes, ensure reliability, and support sustainable technologies.
Full Year Results 2020
Umicore announces record results and prepares for CEO succession Record earnings in unprecedented conditions

Despite the severe disruption brought by the COVID-19 pandemic in its end-markets, Umicore posted its strongest financial performance ever, boosted by an exceptional PGM price environment. This underscores Umicore’s resilience and...
Technical reports
Selected excerpts from recent years' publications for viewing in chronologically descending order.
Electromobility myth #5
Hydrogen is the future, not battery power. But in the long term, both types are likely to co-exist.
Electromobility myth #5

Both types of mobility have their advantages and disadvantages. It will be a question of matching the technology with the application. In the short-to-medium term, battery vehicles will be the main carbon-free mobility solution. But in the long term, both types are likely to co-exist.

While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) may be more...
High Solids Alkyd - VALIRES RO 100.43
First aid for cyanide poisoning training
Cyanide compounds are very toxic to humans, and inhalation exposure can be rapidly fatal. Cyanide compounds prevent the transfer of oxygen from the blood to body tissues as a result of selective inhibition of respiratory enzymes. The heart and central nervous system are particularly prone to rapid damage. Cyanides can enter the body by inhalation...
BIT Fair – Ekonomika

Between now and 2023, Umicore wants to be a full-fledged transition partner towards sustainability and circularity, RISE for short. And for that we have very many challenging projects! Interested in Business IT or already following a computer science related study? Then be sure to drop by the Umicore booth at Ekonomika's BIT Fair. 

We...